[AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff

[charlie hill]

Thanks Allen I should have mentioned that.  I'm not a phone guy but a couple
of my good friends are lifetime Sprint employees.  They give me the inside
scoop.  The trick is to get the tech to want to help you and find a way that
he can justify it.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allen V. Pruehs" <avpruehs at cac.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 5:26 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff


> Be careful using this technique.Iin our area (SE Michigan), they (SBC)
will
> come out and check the line and then say that it is a problem in the
house.
> At that point, if they do not find an obvious problem, you will be charged
> a fee (last time it was $75, two years ago) and they do nothing to repair
> the lines in the house. What we have to do now is go out side to the phone
> line junction box on the side of the house, unplug the line to the house
> and then plug in a hand set to check the line (phone company) to the
house.
> This makes sure the problem you have is not inside the house. Be sure to
> tell them that you have already done this. Be sure to tell them when it
> acts up, i.e. after some heavy rains but not every time, worse during the
> freeze thaw cycle, etc..
>
> Wiser but Poorer,
> Allen Pruehs
>
> At 05:56 PM 3/12/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >Call the phone company and tell them you hear noise in your phone
> >conversations.  Keep calling.   Keep calling.
> >Never mention internet, data or fax.  Just keep complaining about noise.
> >
> >They will eventually fix your line.
> >
> >Charlie
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "David A. Laughead Jr." <daljr at bright.net>
> >To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 5:34 PM
> >Subject: Re: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
> >
> >
> > > Agreed Farmer,
> > >
> > > Of course, can I really justify a powerhouse super system to be stuck
on a
> > > 14,400 bps dial up connection?
> > >
> > > Phone Co. has been out here, he wouldn't do anything.
> > > I use a US Robotics Modem.
> > >
> > > Maybe someday that wireless internet(cell phone techonology?) will
make it
> > > big and I can get hooked up on that.
> > >
> > > Satellite is far too out of my range $600setup/$60month or
> > > $100setup/$100month
> > >
> > > Dave Laughead
>
>
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